The following lists events that happened during 1839 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
Events
- 3 March[1] or 4 March[2] – John Carne Bidwell is the first European to climb Mount Ngauruhoe. Ngāti Tūwharetoa chief, Te Heuheu Tukino II is enraged that the tapu on the mountain has been disregarded and bans further climbs.[1]
- May
- – The New Zealand Land Company is formed from the New Zealand Colonisation Company, the New Zealand Land Company and the 1825 New Zealand Company. (see 1838)
- 4 May – William Wakefield of the New Zealand Company leaves from London for New Zealand on the Tory
- 30 July – Ratification of William Hobson as Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand.
- August
- – The Tory arrives at Ship Cove, New Zealand in Queen Charlotte Sound.
- 13 August – Confirmation of Hobson's appointment as British consul to New Zealand.
- 14 August – Lord Normanby issues Hobson with instructions for official dealings with New Zealand.
- September
- – After 5 weeks in Ship Cove, the Tory sails for Port Nicholson arriving later that month.[3]
- – After 5 days of negotiations William Wakefield arranges the purchase of land at Petone at the mouth of the Hutt Valley for a settlement to be known as Brittania.
- December
- 23 December – While visiting the Taranaki Ernst Dieffenbach, along with whaler James Heberley, becomes the first European to climb Mount Taranaki/Egmont.[4]
- Undated
Births
Unknown date
Deaths
- 28 October: Makea Pori Ariki, sovereign of the Cook Islands
- 20 November: John Williams, missionary
Unknown date
- Te Wera Hauraki, Ngāpuhi tribal leader
See also
References
- ^ a b Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 296.
- ^ Landcare Research
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 499.
- ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 324.
- ^ Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 483.
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